1940

(Age 13-14)

CRW Attends Bryant Junior High

CRW attends Bryant Jr. High School.  J.D. Williams tells CRW to trip on the stage as he is introduced so the student body will remember him as he runs for President.

CRW loses first election

CRW runs for President of Bryant Jr. High with Dave Affleck as my campaign manager and loses to Clark Johnson (who looked like Superman).

CRW cries all of the way home after losing his first election, having won every year in grade school.

Activities at Bryant Junior High

CRW is on the tumbling team doing flips and skipping the rope inside of “double dutch” jump the rope.  CRW sang in the glee club under Mr. LeeMaster, basketball under Andy Anderson (“feel that air, boys”) and was in the bugle corps.

Washed Dishes at LDS Hospital

Washed dishes at the LDS hospital cafeteria after school to make money.

Grandma Rachel Ballif Campbell moves in with us and sleeps in south bedroom in a twin bed and I slept in the other twin bed in the same room.  Every night I was fearful that she would die

Ralph Hardy's Life Story 1940s:

1940 activities CRW enjoyed:

Mountains surrounding the Salt Lake Valley

CRW loved hiking and skiing in the glorious Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains surrounding Salt Lake City

Big Cottonwood Canyon

A regularly schedule bus went from downtown Salt Lake City, and the Avenues, to both Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons

Pictures and Documents

of CRW's early teenage years

Street Cars in Salt Lake City:

street car
bus to Big Cottonwood Canyon

East High Highlights:

street car

SLC Streetcar2

Street Car

Easthighschool

Pics News Article1943

Easttonia 50th Year Edition

Easthightennisteam

CRW 1984 EAST REUNION.

1960 Reunioncommittee

1980 Easthighclassof1944 Reunion

1944 Tennis

50 Year Reunion3

50 Year Reunion2

50 Year Reunion

Bryant Jr. High

Holiday Park